If you ever thought that talking to AI like Jarvis from Iron Man was a distant future, that future is finally here. ChatGPT Plus (paid subscription) introduces the long-awaited advanced voice mode. For now, access to this mode has been granted to a test group of users.
What is the new advanced voice option in ChatGPT 4o?
The latest update to ChatGPT introduces a long-awaited feature – advanced voice mode, which allows users to interact with OpenAI’s model using their voice. This feature is designed to enable more natural and fluid conversations with AI, resembling dialogues with a human interlocutor. This option is especially useful in situations where using a keyboard is inconvenient or impossible, such as while driving or performing other activities that require the use of hands. Although the voice function has been available in ChatGPT-4 for a long time, such an advanced mode is primarily characterized by minimal response delay (200-300 milliseconds) and a realistic-sounding voice in which you can hear emotions.
The advanced voice option in ChatGPT 4o works on the principle of two-way voice communication. Users can issue commands, ask questions and conduct conversations, and the model responds in real time, generating answers in the form of a synthetic voice with a natural sound. What’s more, the new functionality includes speech recognition and adaptation to the user’s style and tone, which makes conversations with ChatGPT more personalized and tailored to the individual needs of users.
What can we expect from the next ChatGPT updates?
It is expected that future updates of ChatGPT will bring even more advanced features that will make interactions with AI more versatile and intuitive. One of the main directions of development is to further improve the quality of the speech synthesizer and increase the naturalness and fluency of voice responses. Improvements are also planned in the area of context understanding and long-term memory of the model, which will allow for more coherent and comprehensive conversations.
Other anticipated changes include integration with IoT (Internet of Things) devices and the development of multitasking capabilities, where ChatGPT will be able to simultaneously conduct conversations and perform various tasks on user devices. In the long term, the OpenAI team is working on increasing the model’s ability to understand and generate more complex multimedia content, which could open the door to AI applications in an even broader range of fields, such as education, entertainment, and healthcare.
The development of voice features in ChatGPT is a step towards more natural and human interactions with AI, which could significantly affect the way we use technology in our daily lives. Future updates will continue this trend, bringing new possibilities and increasing the versatility of this tool. Jarvis from Iron-Man is already (almost) a fact.
